Combination newspaper and coin receptacle



Dec. 1, 1942. J. a. ALLEY 2,303,598

COMBINATION NEWSPAPER AND COIN RECEPTACLE Fi 1ed Jan 31-; 1941 2 sheets-sheet 1 JAMEs G. ALLEY Brmentor attorney 8 J. G. ALLEY COMBINATION NEWSPAPER AND CO-IRRECEPTAC'LE Filed Jan. 31. 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Snoentor JAMES G IQLLEY Gtfomcg:

Patented Dec. 1, 1942 COMBINATION NEWSPAPER AND COIN RECEPTACLE James G. Alley, Greensboro, N. O.

Application January 31, 1941, Serial No. 376,773

2 Claims.

This invention relates to receptacles and more especially to a combination newspaper and coin box.

Many daily newspapers have established routes allotted to carriers who regularly deliver the papers to their patrons. Often times these routes extend to rural sections where it is necessary to locate a box for the paper some distance from the patron's residence. At regular intervals, it is necessary that the subscription price of the pa per be collected; therefore, the carrier must depart from the route and go to the residence to contact the subscriber. If the subscriber is away, repeated trips are necessary.

Many newspapers have established routes in rural communities whereby the paper is sent by mail during the week and delivered by carrier on Sunday, as the government does not provide rural mail delivery on Sundays. This carriers duty is to deliver and collect for weekly subscriptions on Sunday, making it necessary to contact each subscriber when collecting. This system takes up a lot of unnecessary time going into houses and collecting, or completely missing collection if patron is away from home. It also prevents the carrier starting early enough to give early service as subscribers are not out of bed on the first part of the route, and this delay makes it impossible for carrier to cover last part of the route until late in the day.

It is an object of this invention to, provide a combination of a box for receiving the paper and a locked compartment for receiving coins so that it will not be necessary for the carrier to personally contact the patron to collect the subscription price. The invention comprises a coin compartment having a pivoted cover, which cover, in turn, serves as a bottom for a second compartment thereabove, in which a newspaper is adapted to be placed. Another pivoted lid is provided over the second compartment, and when a newspaper is placed in the second compartment, it is held in position between the two lids.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an isometric view of one form of my improved combination newspaper and coin receptacle;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in Figure 1, showing certain parts in dotted line position;

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an isometric view showing a slightly modified form of the invention;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in Figure 4; I

Figure 6 is a' sectional detail view taken along the line 6-6 in Figure 5. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral I denotes a suitable post or other support to which is secured a U-shaped elongated member I I by any suitable means such as nails or screws l2. The U-shaped member is adapted to be normally positioned with the open elongated side vertically disposed. An inclined plate member I4 is disposed across the bottom end of member H, which plate also serves as a bottom for a coin receptacle in which coins It are adapted to be placed. Pivoted immediately above the bottom plate M as at I! is an L-shaped plate member l8, said L-shaped plate member serving as a cover for the coin receptacle IS. The upper surface of plate member I8 is inclined upwardly from pivot l1 toward the open side of the trough.

The down-turned leg I8a of the L-shaped member 18 is adapted to penetrate a suitable slot 20 in the bottom portion I4, and the lower end of leg 13a has a hole 21 therein for accommodating a suitable lock 22, which look prevents leg I80. from being entirely removed from slot 20. Plate member [8 has a suitable slot 23 therein through which the coins l6 are adapted to be inserted and allowed to fall into receptacle I5 therebelow.

' The upper portion of the trough member H has a downwardly inclined cover 25 pivoted thereto as at 26, the free end of member 25 having a downturned lip 25a integral therewith which serves to prevent the upper end of an article, such as a paper 21 from falling out of the open side of trough member ll after it has been inserted. Not only does the downwardly inclined plate member 25 and the lip portion 25a serve to hold the paper in the trough member, but also the upwardl inclined bottom plate I8 cooperates with these members to prevent the lower portion of article 21 from escaping.

Figures 4, 5 and 6 show a slightly modified form of the invention in which a U-shaped trough member 30 is secured to support." by any suitable means such as nails or screws 3|. The-trough member 30 is an elongated structure having one side thereof open and vertically disposed so that a newspaper 32 or other article, may be inserted and allowed to rest on its end.

The bottom portion of trough 30 has a plate member 34 disposed thereacross, which bottom member is inclined downwardly and toward the open side of the trough. Pivoted to the back wall of the trough 30 and disposed above the bottom plate member 34 is an L-shaped plate member 35, said plate member 35 being pivoted as at 35a. This plate member has a downwardly extending lip portion 31, the lower end of which is adapted to fit in an upturned hook portion 38 on the lower end of bottom plate 34. Suitable holes 39 and 40 are provided in members 34 and 31, respectively, for the accommodation of a suitable lock 4| when it is desired to lock the coin box in closed position and to hold the lower end of portion 31 within the hookportion ,38.

The coin box is formed by the members 34, 35, 31 and the sidewalls o'f-trough member 30, and is designated by reference character 42. In order to provide passageway whereby coins 43 may be inserted in the coin box, a suitable slot 44 is provided i'nthe upper edge of plate 34.

Means for holding the paper in the box are provided in the form of a suitable lid 46 is pivoted as at 41 to the upper portion of the trough, said lid being inclined downwardly from pivot point 41 and toward the open side. The free end of the downwardly inclined plate member 46 has integral therewith a downwardly extending lip 46a which serves as an additional means for holding the upper portion of the paper 32 or other articles within the trough.

It will be noted that in the respective forms of the invention, the pivoted plate members and 46 may be moved to dotted line positions when inserting or removing the paper within the trough. Also the coin receptacle covers 18 and 35 are permitted to be moved upwardly to the dotted line positions when the coin compartments are unlocked to remove the coins therefrom. In the first form of the invention, it is necessary to rotate the cover i8 much farther about its axis of rotation than in the latter form illustrated in Figures 4 to 6 inclusive, to be able to remove the coins from the receptacle. In this latter form it is only necessary to remove the lock and to rotate the member 35 a very slight amount, at which time the coins will slide out of the receptacle 42, since the bottom portion therein inclines downwardly and abuts the lower free end of member 31.

The purpose of forming a hook shaped portion 38 is to prevent unauthorized persons from separating the lower portions of members 31 and 34 sufiiciently to provide a crack between which the coins may fall.

It is therefore seen that I have provided a simple and economical combination newspaper and coin receptacle which has means for accommodating the paper and also has means for rev ceiving coins as a payment of the subscription price. Such a device eliminates the necessity of the carrier departing from his regular route for collection purposes since the subscriber, who usually knows the price of his subscription, can deposit the same for the carrier who will remove it when delivering the paper.

In the drawings and specification, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they'are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

I claim: i

1. A combination newspaper and coin receptacle, comprising a trough adapted to have its bottom secured to a vertically disposed support thereby providingan open side, an inclined plate having a coin slot therein and being disposed across the lower end of said trough to serve as a bottom for a coin compartment, and a second plate pivoted at one end in the bottom of the trough and above said inclined plate, said second plate serving as a cover for the coin compartment and as a bottom for a paper compartment thereabove, the free end of said second plate being adapted when closed. to engage the lower inclined surface of said first plate to prevent escape of coins from the coin compartment, whereby the coins will fall by gravity from the coin compartment when the free end of said second pivoted plate is raised.

2. A' combination newspaper and coin receptacle comprising a trough adapted to be positioned vertically, thereby providing an open side, an inclined plate disposed across the bottom of said trough to serve as a bottom for a coin compartment, a second plate pivoted at one end in the'bottom of the trough and above said inclined plate forming a coin compartment between the two plates, said second plate serving as a cover for the coin compartment and as a bottom for a paper compartment thereabove, the free end of said second plate being adapted, when closed, to engage the-inclined surface of said first plate, one of said plates having a coin slot therein.

JAMES G. ALLEY. 

